president obama making his case to turn the country around. >> he knows it is not going to be an easy road ahead. >> now, i'm not naiv i never thought that the mere fact of my election would usher in peace and harm any and some post partisan era. >> what the president named as the country's number one priority now and what republicans say is their number one current about his plan. metro set to vote today on a long list of proposals that will not make passengers very happy. fox 5 morning news continues at 6:00 right now. good morning to you. 6:00 straight up on this

thursday morning, january 28th. there you see the capitol dome in the distance. the president giving his state of the union address there las night to a joint session of congress. we'll be talking about that throughout the morning. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. we also say good morning to tony perkins who has a look at our forecast. >> with till warm up a little bit. yesterday, we got up into the mid-40s. today, upper 40s to around 50 degrees. that will be nice. i think most folk will enjoy that. i want to show you hd radar. now, this particular radar image is very sensitive so it picks up pretty much any moisture that is in the atmosphere and it is picking some up right around the washington area. so what this says to me that is there is a little bit falling from the clouds but not really hitting the ground but the fact that it is falling from the clouds is enough for me to want to say that you could encounter a light flurry or sprinkle this morning as you head out the door. we'll keep our eyes on that. that is what is showinup there. no reports of anything hitting

the ground. here is a look at the bus stop forecast as you get the kids ready for school this morning. temperatures in the mid-30s, low to mid-30s depending on where you are. mostly cloudy skies. cool start to the day. sunrise will be 7:18. it will be mostly cloudy this morning. current temperature, 36 in town. humidity has gone up so more moisture in the atmosphere. your forecast for today, a mild day, not bad. temperatures ranging from the mid-40s to the low 50s. 50 in town. 51 in waldorf. 47 in winchester and it will become rather breezy this afternoon. wind blowing around 15 to 25 miles per hour gusting higher than that as a cold front comes through. so there you go. enjoy the day. >> let's check in with julie wright and see what is happening out there on the roads this morning. >> not a lot happening right now. so that is i good thing. the early morning commute is off to a quiet start.

lane are open on 95 and 295 out of laurel headed down to the beltway. we are starting to slow just a bit now as you work your way down towards the truck scales south of 109. all of the lanes here are open. no accidents to report if you are traveling in virginia off of 395. here is the live shot north of duke street headed up towards seminary road. still at peed here. inner loop of the beltway look good annandale to merrifield. 66 now starting to flow between the two 234 interchangs out of manassas. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. despite our hardships, our union is strong. we do not give up. we do not quit. we do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. in this new decade, it is time the american people get a government that matches their

d.c. exyes yi, that embodies their strength -- matches their decency, that embodies their strength. >> the president says creigh theating jobs must be congress' number one focus thisser. he is proposing that congress take $30 billion from the wall street bailout to help community bafns make loans to maul businesses. mr.obama his his administration is prepared if freeze discretionary arrest -- discretionary spending. despite recent set backs, mr. obama ays his administration and congress have gotten closer than ever to insuring millions of more americans. >> by now, it should be obvious that i didn't take on health

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sunshine of our time demand that we reconsider and restore the proper ull i had role of government at every level. -- limited role of government at every level. >> he added while americans want affordable health care, they don't want the government running it. we'll have reaction republican and democratic lawmakers still ahead this hour. checking your other top stories now, there are new details coming from the metro accident that killed two maintenance workers. a truck that was going in reverse on the red line hit the two men. the truck did have a back-up alarm. it beeps when the truck is in reverse but it may have been automatically disabled. are you willing to pay more to ride metro? the board will today to vote on that and some other changes actual among the proposals, uncreighing wait time between trains during midday an evening serves weekdays. a fare hike of 10-cent per

trip. metro may close station entrances at less busy times at stations with multiple entrances as well. it was a tight squeeze at a metro public hearing last night so many people showed up to voice their concerns about the prices going up and safety that they had to conduct hearings in thee separate rooms. washington wizards players gilbert arenassant javaris crittenton suspended for the rest the seen without pay. the nba commissioner said guns in the workplace will not be tolerated. this follow a confrontation in the team's locker room. arenas is in the second season of a six-year $111 million contract. fairfax county's urban search and rescue team is expected to arrive at dulles you're port this afternoon. they've spent the last two week some haiti helping pull people from the rubble. they have saved more than a dozen people from the ruins. the haitian government called off the search for survivors days ago but some

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headaching headlines this morning, it is a miracle in haiti. fifteen days after the devastating earthquake, a teenaged girl was pulled from the rubble alive. the french rescue crew saws she may have had some access to water from a bathroom and also mumbled something about having a little bit of coca-cola in that rubble. the teen described the 17-year- old as extremely weak and dehydrated. they say she likely wouldn't have made it a few more hours. crews are now searching the area to more survivors. troubled automaker toyota announcing yet another recall. one million of these models

pose a risk because of trouble with gas pedals and floor mats. earlier this week, the automaker halted sales on eight models because of a problem with the gas pedal. toyota has now recalled almost eight million cars in the u.s. in the last months. more information is on-line at myfoxdc.com. elizabeth edwards says she is ready to put a uote hard and trying chapter behind her. she has separated from her husband, john edwards. this comes as the former aide to john edwards prepares to release a book about the couple's life. last week, he finally admitted he fathered a child with his mistress nearly two years ago. a new gadget that everybody is talking about. yesterday, apple introduced the ipad. >> so does it live up to all the hype in we'll talk about that coming up in our business beat. first though, chance of snow still in the forecast this weekend? we'll talk to tony about that. we know colder temperature are headed our way. we'll be back right after the break with a check of weather and traffic. they've been discovered to be life enhancing.

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bundle up the youngsters as they head off to the school today but later today should be nice. >> right now, temperatures in the 30s. later organization i think this will be the mildest day of the week, certainly the milest day so far and we're in the going to have mild days after this. it will be cold for the rest of the week. let's take a look at what is going on out there with the current temperatures. we've gone up just a wee bit here in washington. 37degrees at this hour. 37 here. baltimore, 33 degrees. in gaithersburg, 4 degrees. dulles airport is at 34. manassas, 30 and in fredericksburg, it is 37 degrees. pardon me.

all right. let's take a look at what is going on in the mid-atlantic. we have a little bit of precipitation showing up on the radar. now, most of that not hitting the ground but you might see a sprinkle hismorning. you might see a snow flurry. that will be about it. we do have pretty good mountain snows going on in western portions of pennsylvania, upstate new york. let's take a look at what is going on out to our west. iwant to show you the storm system for the weekend. a pretty good winter storm brewing now. we have snow falling in parts of new mexico. a pretty good amount of rainfall in portions of western and northern texas. ments a pretty vigorous system. till within tracking to the east during the next couple of days. because of that, take a look at what is going on. the variety of winter storm warnings and winter watches already posted for some areas, they go into effect later today. elsewhere, far her to the east, it goes into effect friday. but winter storm warnings in effect for the western plains, the central plains, that is the

counties in blue -- in purple rather. counties in blue, winter stormwatchs including as nearby as central and southern virginia into the carolinas, places like richmond, williamsburg, a winter stormwatch goes into effect tomorrow into saturday. it will probably be turned into i winter storm warning. that is where we'll see the bulk of the precipitation friday into saturday with significant snowfall amounts, six to 12 inches in some locations across southern virginia and into the carolinas. for us, we don't thinking with get that much. right now, it is hard to say how much we will get. we'll keep you posted on that through the course of the day today and tomorrow for today, partly sunny and ild actually few sprinkles are possible. becoming windy today. high temperature, 50. then tonight, partly cloudy and cold. low in the 20s. a cold night. five-day forecast, check it out

after a high of about 50 today. our temperature will be below normal for several days after today. let's get an update on traffic. >> you will be lucky if i even open up the front door to get the mail on saturday. >> it is not going to be as bad ads it could have been. >> it is 28 degrees. >> that will be bad. >> i mean my goodness. all right. if you are traveling around town, we'll say good morning to the crew in sky fox. checking out the ride along southbound 270. lane are open south of montrose road headed out towards the split. no complications to report right now making your way down the spur towards democracy boulevard or continuing around towards old georgetown road. we'll take it back inside. 270 already at i crawl as you travel from father hurley boulevard head out from 118. the problem just south of 11 # is a guy changing a flat tire. he is off on the shoulder but

that is the focal point of the delay. northbound i-95, traffic slows as you work your way north of of the prince william parkway. main line definitely jammed up. no incidents to report in the hovs headed out towards the beltway. outer loop of the beltway, we are checking for an incident near telegraph road so coming from springfield headed out towards the wilson bridge being keep your eyes peeled for activity there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. our business beat is coming up next ache whole lot of buzz surrounding it. now that it is finally out, we'll talk more about what everybody is saying about the new apple ipad. >> as we go to a break right now, maybe money can't buy happiness. some economists say countries with higher gross domestic product are generally happier overall. still others argue it is all subjective. stay with us. host: could switching to geico really save you

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the iphone and now the ipad is promising to revolutionize everyday life as we know it. chris cotter is live up in new york with our business beat today. let's talk about that first and then we'll talk about the markets. i think the pryce tag is kind hefty, chris. >> you know, it is a little less than what i think i thought it was going to be. i was thinking more between $750 and $1,000. it is not cheap. it is coming in with the 3 g which have you to get to be able to utilize it to the greatest capabilities. $625. you compare that to the amazon kindle at $260. there is your difference right there. that is the premium we talk about that apple expects to be able to be paid by the appleites out ere that will get anything and everything apple because it is so much cooler than the amaz kindle. that remains to be seen. it should be available in about three months here, gurvir. t steve jobs got standing

ovation when he introduced it yesterday and they're off and running. they really think it will be beneficial to the bottom line very soon. one of the reasons why is they are out there talking with publishers an trying to get partners. it is all about content on a been like this. >> isn't it just really more like the iphone, kind of a bigger version of the iphone? >> you're exactly right. it is like a bigger version of the iphone. obviously, your video is much clearer and crisper. you can't talk on it obviously but that is the hope that people will want a richer video experience and that is why they'll use it. and so we'll see about that. it is about making partners on the content side and that is where apple thinks they will be able to make the revenue. >> you got one line about the markets. i know ben bernanke is expected to be con pirmed today. so what else? >> ben expected to be confirmed today. yesterday, the fed left interest rates where they are. that helped banks and helped the markets in general.

today, we'll probably get reaction from the president last night. not a whole lot one way or the other. and we'll get corp. earning as well. at&t, proctor & gamble, microsoft, amazon and ford all reporting today. >> very good. thank you. president obama did present a clear message last night. take a listen. >> jobs must be our number one focus in 2010. >> what will see the biggest boost to make this priority a reality. metro is set to vote on changes does that could have a big impact on passengers. sarah? >> reporter: metro will decide today if they should make you pay more for your trips an cut your service. i'm sir asimmons, i'll have the details coming up in a live report when fox 5 morning news returns. shop smarter at kmart with the free...

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thank you for being with us. temperatures are a little chilly out there right now. >> yeah, we're in the 30s.

cold start to the day. could be colder though and i think we'll enjoy today wher we'll find up our temperatures go. want to start by hoeing you hd radar. tucker and i continue to watch this because it is showing a few sprinkles out there. again-- well, okay just to the east of the dwoikt and up towards baltimore. i don't know that much of this is hitting the ground but at least it is out there. it is in the atmosphere. some sprinkles and maybe a few snow flurries as well. perhaps up in northeastern maryland you are seeing some sleet come down or some pleasing pellets up there, ice pellets up there. this will be a morning event and it won't be a big event at that. take a look at the temperatures at the airports. 37 at reagan national. dulles international, 34 degrees. bw incident marshall is at 33 degrees at this hour. satellite-radar composite, we've got plenty of clouds out there for your start this morning and i think we'll see fairly cloudy skies during the morning hours. later on, we'll see breaks in

the clouds an get more sunshine working in here for the afternoon. cold front well out to the west that gradually pushes through here and then the cder air doesn't get here until tonight but you will feel it when it does. forecast for today, partly sunny and mild. more clouds this morning. a few sprinkles possible this morning. maybe even a snow flurry or two. but high later today, 50 degrees. rather breezy. winds picking up as the day progresses. we'll have more on the forecast coming up and today's ask the weather guy question is about cooking. >> cool. >> we'll do the best we can with that. neither tucker nor i are cooks. >> tucker knows about frozen beats in -- pizza in the oven. >> but he is good at it. >> and microwave popcorn. >> wait a minute. steve chenevey is not going to bring up the fire department -- >> i was it was on the tip of my tongue. i wasn't going to do it. i so wanted to, i had to hold back. >> any time there is a cooking segment and julie wright in the

same sentence, steve always brings that up. >> i was going to let it go. >> my poor dog is still traumatized about that. you boil water and he hides upstairs. that is a true story. southbound 270 out of gel antown, a few moment ago, there was a fellow changing a flat tire out in the cold at 118. thankfully that, mission has been complete successly. all lane are open. from germantown from father hurley boulevard headed southbound now further south towards mva before the pace improves. 66 east of 50 fair oaks, heavy and steady headed out towards 13. more delays nutley street to the beltway, inbound suitland parkway at first sterling. accident was just cleared for your path. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. it was a firm message from president obama last night in

his first state of the union address. he will not give up the fight for improvement in this country and america will not set follow second place. >> create jobs in 2010 was also one of the key them into the speech. rick fullbaum has more. >> reporter: president obama says he knows the score. americans are not very happy right now with a messy health care debate, a limping economy, a soaring federal deficit and growing unemployment. he says it is hard to blame them. that is one reason why the president is proposing a new jobs bill. >> jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that is why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. >> reporter: without offering specifics on the proposed legislation, the president is indicating new jobs begin with small business. >> i'm he proposing that we take $30 billion of the money wall street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat. >> reporter: president obama

admits health care reform is in danger but he is also in the giving up the fight asking lawmaker on both sides of the aisle to stand behind him. >> i took on health care because of the stories i've heard from americans with preexisting conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage, patients who have been denied coverage, families even those with insurance would are just one illness away from financial ruin. >> reporter: supreme court justice samuel alito turned some heads, openly disagreeing with the president. last week the supreme court reverse a century of law that i believe will open the floodgates for special interests including foreign corporations to spend without limit in our elections. >> reporter: virginia governor bob mcdonnell handled the gop response p he says the president is marching down the wrong path. >> we must promote policies that promote entrepreneurship. what government should not do

is pile on more taxation, regulation and litigation that killed jobs and hurt the middle class. in a shift from the past, the president did not mention his plans to close the guantanamo bay detention center and he spent verile time talking about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the response to the state of the union speech, democrats are backing the president's proposals to try to create jobs and improve the economy. >> for democrats, we could not be more pleased with how the speech reached to core democratic principles. but republicans ought to be pleased too. look at what he said about capital gains taxes, for example. capital gains tax cuts, they want to hear that. but this speech was not directed to republicans or decembers to his own party or to the other. it was directed to independents. >> i think americans are genuinely concerned about the future of our country. they are worried about jobs.

i think it is -- the president really needs to show the leadership he is focused on the economy and i think he will do that. >> meantime republicans are pushing for spending cuts and more cooperation and open talks between parties when it comes to health care reform. i think there are some things that obviously we ought to be doing more of and that is the president took the first step, i think, in fiscal responsibility reducing the deficits by talking about spending. but we got to do more than free spending. i think we have to begin to cut spending. as he said, we have to make the decisions about the needs and the wants and we are past the points of being able to fund the pants. he talks about to do our work openly. this was just about laughable because the president by his silent was complicit in all the secret door meetings they had in crafting this health care bill. >> coming up in our 7:00 hour, virginia democratic congressman

jerry connelly and wyoming democratic congresswoman cynthia sin they l off -- loomis will join us. >> reporter: good morning. metro is expected to make a decision sometime during their meeting at 9:00 a.m. this morning on the fare hikes. they held a public hearing just so rider could give their two cents about this and hundreds of people showed up here, lined up to tell them what they had to say about this. a lot of people very passionate about this because the proposed changes really do hit at people's pocket books. let's take a look at what metro is proposing. they are talking about reducing the service but increasing the intervals between trains by 12 to 15 hours and during week may

and the midday hours and from 20 to 30 minutes during the weekday evenings. they are talking about closing one metrorail station entrance atstations where there is more than one during the evenings and weekends. they are talking about indressing the fares by 10 cents and passes by 10% in order to generate millions to help keep up the bus and the rail system. bus routes would also be in store for some changes on the 14th street line, the north capital street line and the columbia pike line. metro riders that showed up last night, the people would take this day in and day out, say they are not happy about these proposed changes. >> why are we right back in this room, right back at this point talking about budgetary problems. >> putting it bluntly, if you changed weekend starting hours from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. being y ou -- to 8:00 a.m., you

will triple my business. >> reporter: metro says it needs to do this to fill a $40 million budget shortfall. metro is saying these change would be temporary, saying they would go into effect march 1 and finish at the end of june. now, if you would like to learn more about these proposals, what they are set to vote on today at 9:00 a.m. during that meeting, head to myfoxdc.com. we'll have the latest there for you. live at metro headquarter, sarah simmons, fox 5 news. back to you. >> thank you. there is more concern over the safety of metro's workers as more details emerge about the deadly crash on the rails. a maintenance truck driving in reverse hit an killed two workers this tuesday. that truck did have a back-u alarm that beeps when the truck is in reverse but it may have been automatically disabled. before we go it i break, let me make a quick correction. you said we would have a response to the president's state of the union speech last night from virginia democratic congressman jerry connelly and wyoming congresswoman cynthia loomis. i incorrectly said she was a

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now, more than two week after the earthquake in hit yea and days after the mayor wrap government said the search for survivors was over, a 17-year- old girl was found alive yesterday. >> people living in the area heard her voice calling out and called rescue crews who believed she was just hour from death. >> eye miracle in port-au- prince. french rescue workers pull a teenaged girl from mounds of rubble they found darlene etienne under remains of a home of a university she was attending. the 17-year-old was apparently studying when disaster struck

more than two weeks ago. >> after two weeks, chances are so slight and it seems that beyond miracles. >> reporter: french officials say darlene is suffering from severe trauma but they are optimistic she will make a full recovery. >> you can see the emotion there out on the front line. i'm hugely satisfied with pie men and personally satisfied too. it has been a great day. it is a meunch miracle i can't up to 200,000 people are estimate to have died since the quake hit leaving scores of children orphaned. >> considering the number of people that actually died in this earthquake, we are expecting that we're having children in the thousands who would have lost their parents. >> the family of the teenager who was rescued yesterday had given up hopehat she would be found alive. most people can't survive more than three days without water. rescue crews think that she may have had access to watt ferreira a bathroom in the

house where she was trapped. he said something about having a little bit of coca-cola with her. the urban search and dress could you team from fairfax county is coming hope today. they had been in haiti for two weeks. they will arrive at dulles airport thiafternoon. >> they do amazing work. i know we'll be talking with them about what they saw there in haiti. we've got another check on our weather now. >> let's jump right in. we'll start by showing you the current temperatures around the region. they are in the 30s. not as cold ait was yesterday when man of you saw the temperature in the 20s. 30degrees down in manassas. in cabridge, maryland, it is 37 degrees. frederick, maryland, 32 degrees. fredericksburg, 38 degrees. take a look at the satellite- radar for the nation and here is your storm system that will make its way eastward for the

weekend, bring us some snow in all likelihood on saturday. it is bringing frozen precipitation to new mexico and northern texas. a lot of rain there as well. we have a lot of clouds in place for this morning and i couple ofling blips showing out radar. you can see a brief snow flurry or brief sprinkle. that would be it. no big concerns for the morning. surface map looks like this. not the most active day. again, a few sprinkles here and there. it will be more active than yesterday as a cold front makes its way in. as that cold front gets closer, the air warms up ahead of the front and i think we'll see our temperatures climb up into the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. then the cold front comes through later on today. you will know it because the winds will pick up. they will be oust west- northwest blowing at about 15 to a25 miles per hour and gusting higher than that. forecast if today look like this. partly sunny and mild. a few sprinkels possible this morning becoming windy. 50degrees for your high in

town. -- a few sprinkles possible this morning becoming windy. 28 on saturday with about a 40% chance of snow with some accumulations right now, we are not thinking a whole lot for the washington area. and then for sunday and monday, still cold, highs only in the 30s. where is my equipment. let me get it here. >> that would be the teleprompter. >> that's right. >> that is the weather. now, it is time for ask the weather guy, the segment where tucker barnes and i put our b geeky weather heads together to answer your most pressing questions. today's question is from ej in bethesda. she writes for a party i'm hosting this week, i was whipping up a batch of meringues. but for some reason he did not come out as well as they have previously. i was thinking that the humidity might have played a part with how they came out.

does weather affect baking in could humidity be the factor. >> i'm thinking it is meringue. >> merenge, that is a dance? >> that is like a music thing. >> are you sure ej is a girl. >> yeah, we figured that out j question is the humidity and the rising of the light and fluffiness involved. >> which has eggs and stuff. >> and the answer, yes, the humidity does affect cooking. you know how when you -- do you cook? >> uh-huh. >> do you make meringues. >> i have. >> t. has been a couple of years since i made a lemon meringue pie. >> you don't cook? >> not to that level. >> i cook to survive. >> here is the deal.

humidity does especially some baking t can affect -- it affects the sugars, the flour and the like. note she said on monday, i was making this. that was the day when our temperature hit 68 degrees and our humidity levels were up there, right, tucker? >> that is right. what we're thinking here is last couple weeks, she has been baking regularly. it has been dry outside. here comes monday, all of a sudden, she is just cooking away doing what she normally does an things turn out badly because of the humidity. i think she is right on. >> try it during the next day or two. try it tomorrow. it will be much better. what it does, humidity affects sugars and in particular for meringues. you have to cook it longer and for something as delicate as meringue it is easier to burn it when you cook it longer. thank you for your question. she saws she will send us a bang of her meringues if we answer the question y now, i know why we answered it. >> that is not why we did it. but we do want to see them.

if you have a question you would like answered or a word you want mispronounced. we have posted a basic meringue recipe under web linda luccis. in my defense, of a been saying meringue all morning but for some reason, when i read it -- >> i always had a question whether they should be cooked medium or medium rare. maybe if somebody wants it send that question in. >> send a question about steaks. >> we'll see what we can do. >> let's get over to julie wright to see how the trfficking looking. >> we went from food to a dance. >> yeah, you eat a meringue and then you do a merenge. >> for starters, we are talking about a trip and the beltway which is definitely slow. southbound 270 tied up in germantown headed out to mva with all of your lanes open. if you are traveling from 66 coming in from manassas, high-

def where you and slow between the two 234 interchanges. southbound 16th street shut down between you are ving and con onstreets. that is due -- between you are ving and connecticut streets. a massive earthquake in memorandum advertise, tennessee nearly 200 years ago actually shook church bells as far away as boston utah threat of such a disaster means states in earthquake-prone areas always need to be ready. we have a look at an area of country that has seen 100 small tremors since july. >> reporter: when plates beneath the surface decide to move, it can be deadly. just days before the tragedy if haiti, people in the u.s. also experienced ground tremors. residents near eureka, california felt a 6.5 quake that rattle homes an businesses. >> it was the biggest noise you ever heard and i felt like i was hit in the back.

i went down and i end ped up there. and then stuff started falling on me. >> reporter: though nobody died, dozens were jured. while it is well known that areas like california have shifting plates underground, scientists say other parts of the u.s. are also susceptible to earthquakes for example, arkansas, missoi or tennessee are perched on areas known as the new madrid faulted line. >> it will be a major impact on those people that live inside that seismic stone. >> reporter: emergency an government groups in the u.s. say they have been trying to prepare, adding strong communication between all government agencies saying that will save lives if and when an earthquake hits. >> we're working closely with the utility companies in this area. we bring in federal grant money and try to put that in targeted place to help harden the infrastructure, make sure the community can be resilient enough to resume its functions normally as quickly as

possible. >> reporter: some u.s. geologists predict there is a least a 5% chance an earthquake with a magnitude six or greater will hit middle america in the next 50 years. fox 5 is on call this morning with what researchers call an ill-advised cost containment strategy. a new brown university study suggests higher co-pays for outpatient senior care make overall medical costs for them far more expensive. those who skip out on doctor's visits because of higher co-pay costs out may mattly require more expensive hospital care when their illnesses worsen. and you can be unhealthy even if you are not overweight. researchers at the mayo lipik looked at 6,000 americans with weights in the normal range but they had higher body fat.

monuments, museums. there is a lot it see here in the district. >> if you are look for something a little bit different, you might want to head down to the washington auto show. holly is going behind the scenes coming up, next hour. 

good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. do you need a new car? do you want a new car? do you just like to look at new cars? well then maybe you need to head down to the washington convention center where we are live and where the 2010 washington auto show has officially driven into town. there is a lot for you to see here? i think this year they're boasting some 700 vehicles from 42 different domestic and international car manufacturers that are here. and there is a lot of talk when it comes to the auto industry now. there is a lot of hope out there that this year will be a better year.

so with that in mind, there is a big focus on sustainability in terms of the economy and fuel. so we're talking about the options in clean diesel, electric cars. all of that is here this morning. we'll check it all out. and there are a lot of big names that show up to the show as with so we'll go through the lineup so you can exactly pick the day when you come out and envision yourself in one of these beauties. gurvir. >> i can envision myself in about 100 of them. it's always fun. when it comes to the most popular pooch in the country, the labrador retriever is top dog. the american kennel club is out with the top dogs and the lab has topped the list for 19 years. for the first time the german shepherd landed the number two

dog with its work in the canine efforts. >> the dog is the best worker we have out there. and people talk about terrorism and counter terrorism and what really works and what really works is the canine unit. it keeps the transportation system running. >> the yorkshire terror and beagle are also on the list. it's time to say good morning to allison joining steve for the next hour. >> andy for the yorkie. >> i york -- yeah for the yorkie. washington has been telling us to wait for decades even as the problems grow worse. meanwhile china isn't waiting to revamp it's economy. germany is not waiting. i do